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We Sold Our Souls : A Novel - Grady Hendrix

We Sold Our Souls

A Novel

By: Grady Hendrix

Hardcover | 18 September 2018

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A new novel of supernatural horror (and pop culture) from the author of HORRORSTOR, MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM, and PAPERBACKS FROM HELL.

In the 90s, heavy metal band Durt Wurk was poised for success - but then lead singer Terry Hunt embarked on his own solo career and rocketed to stardom as Koffin, leaving his fellow bandmates behind.

Now, 20 years later, Terry is still touring stadiums and preparing to release his second greatest hits compilation, but his old Durt Wurk band members are still toiling away in menial jobs and struggling to pay the bills. Tuck Merryweather is a smalltime landlord who plays bass in an oldies R&B cover band; guitarist Scottie Rocket works in IT; and lead guitar player Kris is struggling to care for her aging mother in the house she grew up in. As for Bill, no one likes to talk about what happened to Bill.

Everything changes when Kris learns that Terry's rocket ride to success was no accident -- that he actually sold their souls in exchange for his own fame and fortune. It turns out that Durt Wurk's third album (a 1998 concept album called "Troglodyte") is actually a secret schematic that reveals the truth about the shadowy forces that enslave mankind. Determined to make things right, Kris reunites the band and tries to convince them that they must go on the road to confront the ex-friend who damned them all to Hell. But the only thing they're convinced of is that Kris is cracking up.

WE SOLD OUR SOULS is a horror novel with a big heart, exploring questions of how much control any of us have over our own destinies. Featuring the same blend of horror, humor, and pop culture that made Grady's previous novels so popular, WE SOLD OUR SOULS is certain to win over even more fans!
Industry Reviews
Nominated for the 2018 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel
A 2019 Locus Award finalist for Best Horror Novel

An NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour Pick

An io9 2018 Fall Preview Pick
A 2018 Goodreads Choice Award Finalist

"A good, creepy, music-tinged thriller."--CNET

"The quintessential horror-metal novel for our times."--Los Angeles Review of Books

"Kickass, horrifying, and smart as hell. It certainly earns my two horns up."--Dread Central

"An addictive read for the metalhead and horror hound alike."--Bloody Disgusting

"Wild and fun, genuinely terrifying in places, and also somehow heartfelt."--Tor.com

"Hendrix's horror chops are nigh-unassailable at this point."--B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy blog

"A fast-paced ride, firmly rooted in the pulp horror tradition...Hendrix's darkest novel yet will leave readers begging for an encore."--Booklist, starred review

"Hendrix is an indie horror legend, and We Sold Our Souls is one of his best."--Book Riot

"Enthralling and intense...The plot goes 0 to 100 real quick, and once it does, you won't want to put the book down."--Sean Curry, UC San Diego Bookstore bookseller, in the San Diego Union-Tribune

"If you see me in the wild and I'm reading a book that was written by Grady Hendrix, interrupt me at your own peril."--Sarah Gailey, Hugo-Award winning author of Magic for Liars

"Funny and intense."--Claire Margetts, The Salt Lake Tribune

"A consistently funny, smart and affecting love letter to horror and metal fandom."--Toronto Star

"A faithful power ballad to horror literature in all of its forms."--Paste

"Hendrix's pulpy love letter to heavy metal music is a gloriously over-the-top scare fest that has hidden depths. Readers will root for Kris all the way to the explosive, poignant finale."--Publishers Weekly

"Horror and humor play off each other in a delicate dance."--Nightmare Magazine

"We Sold Our Souls will have you cranking up your favourite metal album to 10 in no time at all."--HorrorTalk

"A clever twist on a time-honored plot."--The Day

More praise for Grady Hendrix:
"National treasure Grady Hendrix follows his classic account of a haunted IKEA-like furniture showroom, Horrorstor (2014), with a nostalgia-soaked ghost story, My Best Friend's Exorcism."--The Wall Street Journal, on My Best Friend's Exorcism

"Pure, demented delight."--The New York Times Book Review, on Paperbacks from Hell

"Horrorstoer delivers a crisp terror-tale...[and] Hendrix strikes a nice balance between comedy and horror."--The Washington Post, on Horrorstoer

"Terrific... Sharply written... [My Best Friend's Exorcism] makes a convincing case for [Hendrix's] powers as a sharp observer of human behavior."--The A.V. Club, on My Best Friend's Exorcism

"A true appreciation of the genre."--Los Angeles Times, on Paperbacks from Hell

"Campy. Heartfelt. Horrifying."--Minnesota Public Radio, on My Best Friend's Exorcism

"An inventive, hilarious haunted house tale."--Bustle, on Horrorstoer

"Clever, heartfelt, and get-under-your-skin unnerving."--Fangoria, on My Best Friend's Exorcism

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